Alderley Edge Hockey Club’s first team showed professionalism and class in two away games at the weekend, beating Urmston 8-2 and then Sheffield Uni Bankers 6-0.

On Saturday, playing a highly enthusiastic and combative Urmston, Alderley stuck to their guns playing attractive hockey. Early on Laurence Barnes suffered a fractured jaw when a forward’s follow-through caught him.

Alderley’s flowing play saw James McPherson open the scoring, firing home after a good build up. Sam and Ben Gregory then combined to score the pick of the goals, breaking at pace and exchanging passes to allow Sam to score.

McPherson got his second with a neat finished following a scrambled clearance.

Urmston pulled one back from a well executed penalty corner but Warburton linked play up well throughout and was rewarded with a goal from a penalty corner.

The Gregorys had not finished as Ben scored twice and Sam grabbed another and elder brother Joe got in on the act, neatly deflecting in a cross. Urmston grabbed a late consolation.

In Sunday’s game in Sheffield Alderley’s superior pace and technique came to the fore. Baker-Brian and Sawas were again in good form at the back keeping control and starting attacks.

Warburton hit a first-half hat-trick to make the score 3-0 at halftime. He made it four with another flicked corner before Scarsbrook rifled home a penalty stroke.

Wildig had a goal ruled out after quick thinking from McPherson and Ben Gregory teed up an opportunity, the umpires eventually ruling there had been an infringement.

But he was not to be denied and was in the right place at the right time just minutes later.